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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the 1970 Malayalam film|the 1982 Tamil film|Vazhvey Maayam}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Vazhve Mayam<br />
| image =Vaazhve Mayam 1972.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]<br />
| producer = M. O. Joseph<br />
| screenplay = [[Thoppil Bhasi]]<br />
| story = [[Ayyaneth]]<br />
| starring = [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]]<br/>[[Sheela]], K. P. Ummer, Bahadur, Govindankutty, Kadeeja, KPAC Lalitha<br />
| music = [[Devarajan]]<br />
| cinematography = Melli Irani<br />
| editing = M. S. Mani<br />
| studio = Manjilas Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1970|11|14|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 153 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
}}<br />
'''''Vazhve Mayam''''' ({{lit|Life is an illusion}}) is a 1970 [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vijayakumar|first=B.|date=2013-02-24|title=Vazhve Mayam 1970|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/vazhve-mayam-1970/article4446358.ece|access-date=2021-01-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]] plays the lead role. The film also has [[Sheela]], [[Sankaradi]], [[K. P. Ummer]], [[Bahadoor]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], Khadeeja, [[N. Govindan Kutty]], [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]], C. A. Balan, Kuttan Pillai and [[Philomina]]. Sankarady won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor]] for his performance in the film.<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm "State Film Awards 1969 - 2008"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}. Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 30 April 2011.</ref> It has had a long lasting impact on [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam cinema]], and was screened as part of the [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]] retrospective at the 17th [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] held at [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. It was a Super Hit movie.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Sudhindharan Nair ([[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]]) or Sudhi and Sarala ([[Sheela]]) are a newly married couple. Sudhi loves his wife a lot. But he is also possessive and highly suspicious of her, who is beautiful. One night he sees a man run out of his house when returning from work. He accuses Sarala of infidelity and this forces her to leave the house. He concludes that she had been sexually involved with his friend Sasidharan Nair ([[K. P. Ummer]]). A few months later, he discovers that the man he saw the other day was actually Sasidharan's wife Kamalakshi's ([[Khadeeja (actress)|Khadeeja]]) extramarital partner. He is filled with remorse. He now wants to bring Sarala back into his life. But, it is too late. Sarala's father Pillai ([[Adoor Bhasi]]) had already married her off to Neelakanta Pillai ([[Sankaradi]]), a widower. This tires him out mentally. As the years pass by, he becomes mentally ill and turns an alcoholic. Twenty years later, he gets a letter from Sarala informing him of their daughter's marriage and she wants him to bless her. He blesses her and goes back home. He dies soon. Sarala comes to see his dead body, and dies next to him.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]] as Sudhi (Sudhindharan Nair)<br />
* [[Sheela]] as Sarala, Sarala's daughter (double role)<br />
* [[Sankaradi]] as Neelakantappillai<br />
* [[K. P. Ummer]] as Sasidaharan Nair, Sudhi's friend<br />
* [[Bahadoor]] as Kuttappan, Sudhi's neighbour<br />
* [[Adoor Bhasi]] as Achuthan Nair, Sarala's father<br />
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Gowri, Kuttappan's wife<br />
* [[Khadeeja (actress)|Khadeeja]] as Kamalkshi, Sasidharan's wife<br />
* [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]] as Panchayat member<br />
* [[Philomina]] as Parukutty<br />
* C. A. Balan<br />
* [[Paul Vengola]]<br />
*[[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Swami<br />
* [[N. Govindan Kutty]] as Ramachandran Nair<br />
* P. R. Menon as Raghavan<br />
* Kochi Ammini<br />
* Kuttan Pillai<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Bhagavaanoru Kuravanaayi" || [[P. Leela]] || [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Chalanam Chalanam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Ee Yugam Kaliyugam" || K. J. Yesudas || Vayalar Ramavarma ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Kaattum Poy" || [[P. Madhuri]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Kalyaanasougandhika Poonkaavanathil" || [[P. Susheela]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Seethaadevi Swayamvaram" || [[P. Susheela]], [[P. Jayachandran]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||<br />
|}<br />
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==Remakes==<br />
The movie was remade in Telugu as ''Edadugula Bandham'' (1985){{cn|date=March 2020}} and as ''[[Aap Ki Kasam]]'' (1974) in Hindi.<ref>https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/1242751323134521344</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0258280}}<br />
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?730 ''Vazhve Mayam''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan]]<br />
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